[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR337.205]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 337_EXAMINING SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B_Direct-Hire Authority
 
Sec. 337.205  Critical hiring needs.

    (a) OPM will determine when there is a critical hiring need for 
particular occupations, grades (or equivalent) and/or geographic 
locations. OPM may decide independently that such a need exists or may 
make this decision in response to a written request from an agency.
    (b) An agency when requesting direct-hire authority under this 
section, or OPM when deciding on its own, must:
    (1) Identify the position(s) that must be filled;
    (2) Describe the event or circumstance that has created the need to 
fill the position(s);
    (3) Specify the duration for which the critical need is expected to 
exist; and
    (4) Include supporting evidence that demonstrates why the use of 
other hiring authorities is impracticable or ineffective.